John Cummins (Waterford, Fine Gael)

Nine is the total that can be converted under the existing regulations. We are giving certainty to the sector now by extending it out to 2028 and those are the regulations that have been in place since 2018. In 2022, we included former pubs into the exemption, which has been hugely successful. Nine is the number. We can keep it under review in the context of the 2024 Act and bringing in changes under it. As I indicated a couple of weeks age, we also have the domestic exemptions still to come before the Oireachtas and that team to appear before the committee. It is something I will take into consideration.